Band Candy

Episode aired Nov 10, 1998
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

Anthony Head in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance

Adults throughout Sunnydale behave like immature teenagers after they eat cursed candy.Adults throughout Sunnydale behave like immature teenagers after they eat cursed candy.Adults throughout Sunnydale behave like immature teenagers after they eat cursed candy.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

4.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
According to the Sunnydale High Yearbook the chocolate sale earned $600,000 for the band.

Goofs
At 30:50, Xander hands Willow a book titled "Demon Dimensions", misspelled as "Dimentions".

Quotes
Buffy Summers: So Ethan, what are we playing? We're pretty much in a talk-or-bleed situation. Your call.
Rupert Giles: [teenage Giles] Hit him.
Ethan Rayne: I-I'd just like to point out that this wasn't my idea.
Buffy Summers: Meaning?
Ethan Rayne: Well, I'm subcontracting. It's Trick you want. I'm just helping him collect a tribute... for a demon.
Rupert Giles: [teenage Giles] Well, he's lying. G'on hit him!
Buffy Summers: [to Giles] I don't think he is, and shut up.
Rupert Giles: [teenage Giles] You're *my* Slayer. Go knock his teeth down his thro...
Buffy Summers: Giles!
[to Ethan]
Buffy Summers: What demon?
Ethan Rayne: I don't remember.
[Buffy punches Ethan]
Rupert Giles: [teenage Giles] Yes!

Connections
Featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Gift (2001)

Soundtracks
Blasé
(uncredited)
Performed by Mad Cow

User reviews15

Review

Featured review

1/10

Any episode with Joyce Summers is extremely hard to watch

Any episode with Joyce Summers is extremely hard to watch

I'm not sure that the actor portraying Joyce had much of a chance the way she is written but she didn't help the character with the lack of heart she put into her effort. Extremely cliché out of touch with the youth adult was somehow considered cutting edge at the end of the 1990's apparently.

This installment practically is a satire of the overly protective, ignorant to reality (the reality of Buffy, that is), nature of Joyce Summers. The writers should have realized how awful the regular character is when the satire was among the character's best received moments on the show.

The overall story of Band Candy is relatively entertaining. The main characters who are often portrayed as irresponsible until they have to save the world get a turn at being alone in the role since all of the adults have apparently taken on the childlike tendencies of the teenagers.

I'm a beyond middle aged geek who has watched most every genre show but managed to somehow never watch Buffy until now. I enjoyed Charmed and Angel having watched them both when they were the morning fare on TNT.

There have been moments through seasons one and two that I have enjoyed Buffy but as season three is progressing it is turning into more of a love to hate it watch...I'm determined to finish but it's not going to be easy at this rate.